02045namaa2200433uu 4500 oapen m o d cr|mn|---annan ||||||||s2018 xx |||||o ||| engng d 9781315521084; 9781315521091 oapen oapen eng dc HB bicssc M bicssc Grell, Ole Peter edt It All Depends on the Dose Poisons and Medicines in European History Taylor & Francis 2018 1 online resource (258 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Free-to-read Unrestricted online access star This is the first volume to take a broad historical sweep of the close relation between medicines and poisons in the Western tradition, and their interconnectedness. They are like two ends of a spectrum, for the same natural material can be medicine or poison, depending on the dose, and poisons can be transformed into medicines, while medicines can turn out to be poisons. The book looks at important moments in the history of the relationship between poisons and medicines in European history, from Roman times, with the Greek physician Galen, through the Renaissance and the maverick physician Paracelsus, to the present, when poisons are actively being turned into beneficial medicines. All rights reserved http://oapen.org/content/about-rights English History bicssc Medicine bicssc History Medicines poisons Arrizabalaga, Jon edt Arrizabalaga, Jon oth Cunningham, Andrew edt Cunningham, Andrew oth Grell, Ole Peter oth DOAB Library. https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/36312 0 Free-to-read: DOAB: description of the publication 92626 92626